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<FONT SIZE=5>K</FONT>en <FONT SIZE=5>H</FONT>arker <FONT SIZE=5>KM5FA</FONT> - 
<FONT SIZE=5>A</FONT>mateur <FONT SIZE=5>R</FONT>adio
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<P>I have been an Amateur Radio operator since August, 1993, when I earned a 
Technician class license with HF Priveleges and the callsign N1PVB.  I 
currently hold an <STRONG>Advanced</STRONG> class license and the callsign
KM5FA.  I am the current acting president of the 
<!WA2><!WA2><!WA2><A HREF="http://www.utexas.edu/students/utarc/">University of Texas Amateur 
Radio Club, W5EHM</A>.  
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<H3>Main Activities</H3>

<P>I am always looking to try new things in Amateur Radio.  Below are some 
activities I find most enjoyable.  In addition to those below, I have also 
been known to operate FM voice on the 6m, 2m, and 70cm bands, chase DX stations
on the HF bands, use Amateur Radio satellites, and enjoy SWL.</P>

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    <STRONG>Packet Radio</STRONG><BR>
    I network my Macintosh Quadra 660AV with other Amateur Radio operators 
    on the 2m and 70cm bands using a 1200bps AFSK radio modem terminal node 
    controller (TNC).  I look forward to seeing the results of the TAPR STA
    on the use of Spread Spectrum technology in the Amateur Radio bands above
    50MHz primarily for high-speed digital Metropolitan Area Networking.  
  </LI>
  <LI>
    <STRONG>VHF Weak Signal DX</STRONG><BR>
    I enjoy working DX stations on the 6m and 2m bands using SSB and CW modes.
    Over the summer of 1996, I helped W5EHM earn <!WA3><!WA3><!WA3><A HREF="http://oak.oakland.edu:8080/pub/hamradio/arrl/bbs/general/vucc.rls">VHF/UHF Century Club (VUCC)</A> 
    status on 6m, by contacting other Amateur Radio stations in over 100 
    different "grid squares."  I also enjoy working other stations using 
    "meteor scatter" propagation.
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    <STRONG>Contesting</STRONG><BR>
    I try to operate all the VHF+ contests that I am able to, and I have helped
    W5EHM win the South Texas (STX) section as a multi-operator station.  I 
    also enjoyed helping W5EHM take fourth place overall in the 1996 
    <!WA4><!WA4><!WA4><A HREF="http://www.utexas.edu/students/utarc/cc/">Collegiate 
    Championships</A>.
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<H3>Resources</H3>

<P>Below are some of the online Amateur Radio resources I've found most 
helpful.</P>

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  <LI><B>Organizations</B>
  <UL>
    <LI><!WA5><!WA5><!WA5><A HREF="http://www.utexas.edu/students/utarc/">University of Texas 
      Amateur Radio Club, W5EHM</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA6><!WA6><!WA6><A HREF="http://www.dartmouth.edu/~w1et/">Dartmouth Amateur Radio
      Association, W1ET</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA7><!WA7><!WA7><A HREF="http://www.arrl.org/">American Radio Relay League</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA8><!WA8><!WA8><A HREF="http://www.tapr.org/">Tuscon Amateur Packet Radio Association
      </A></LI>
    <LI><!WA9><!WA9><!WA9><A HREF="http://www.tprs.org/">Texas Packet Radio Society</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA10><!WA10><!WA10><A HREF="http://www.psnw.com/~n7stu/">Western States Weak Signal 
      Society</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA11><!WA11><!WA11><A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/">AMSAT North America</A></LI>
  </UL>
  <LI><B>Resources</B>
  <UL>
    <LI><!WA12><!WA12><!WA12><A HREF="http://www.acs.ncsu.edu/HamRadio/">
      Amateur Radio Home Page</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA13><!WA13><!WA13><A HREF="http://itre.uncecs.edu/radio/"> 
      Shortwave Radio Listening</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA14><!WA14><!WA14><A HREF="http://www.acs.ncsu.edu/HamRadio/FCC.html"> 
      FCC Part 97 Regulations</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA15><!WA15><!WA15><A HREF="http://www.acs.ncsu.edu/HamRadio/News.html"> 
      Amateur Radio Newsline</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA16><!WA16><!WA16><A HREF="http://www.acs.ncsu.edu/cgi-bin/finger?magliaco@pilot.njin.net"> 
      SpaceNews</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA17><!WA17><!WA17><A HREF="http://www.engin.umich.edu/~jgotts/linuxhamsoft.html">
      Amateur Radio Software for Linux</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA18><!WA18><!WA18><A HREF="http://www.primenet.com/~bester/sattrack.html">SatTrack for
      UNIX</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA19><!WA19><!WA19><A HREF="http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/images/G6270R.gif">A photo of my antenna system when I was an 
      undergraduate at Dartmouth</A></LI>
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  <LI><B>FTP Sites</B>
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    <LI><!WA20><!WA20><!WA20><A HREF="ftp://oak.oakland.edu/pub/hamradio"> 
      General-interest Amateur Radio archives</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA21><!WA21><!WA21><A HREF="ftp://ucsd.edu/hamradio"> 
      Packet archives</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA22><!WA22><!WA22><A HREF="ftp://ftp.fcc.gov/pub"> 
      Federal Communications Commission archives</A></LI>
  </UL></LI>

  <LI><B>Callbooks</B>
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    <LI><!WA23><!WA23><!WA23><A HREF="http://www.qrz.com/cgi-bin/webcall">QRZ!</A></LI>
    <LI><!WA24><!WA24><!WA24><A HREF="http://www.buck.com/cgi-bin/do_hamcall">Buckmaster HamCall</A>
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